Change in civil servant numbers by department, Q2 2025 to Q3 2025

A table from the Institute for Government showing how the number of civil servants in each department has changed since Q3 2024 to Q3 2025. DSIT has seen the largest proportional increase, while the MoD the largest decrease.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of ONS, 'Public Sector Employment Data' (Table 9), Q2 2025 to Q3 2025.Notes: All figures are FTE.Get the dataEmbed Download image

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